Charles dixon



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IMPROVED FASTENER FOR VEHICLE-SEATS.

A @te tigetnh referrer in in time ettcts ateut Huhmzzkiug mi utilis same TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known-that I, CHARLES DIXoN,`ot' Weedsport, in the county of Cayuga, Yand-State of New York, have invented a. new and useful Improveuien't in Fastenersfor Vehicle-Seats; 'and Ido hereby declare that thek 'fol'g lowingi is a full, clear, and exactV descri )tion thereof', which will enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this' specification, in which?- Fgure 1 is a vertical section of' my improved seat-fastener, taken through the .line a; m,'f1g. 2,showing it as attached to a wagon-seat and box.

Figure 2 is a" detail view' of. the same, parte being broken away to show the construction.'

Similar letters et' reference indicate correspondingparts. 4

My invention has for vits object to furnisli'anvimprovedfastener, bym'eans of Whichtheseats of wagons, sleighs, and othervehieles,hmay be conveniently,securely, and-detachably seeuredin' place.

It -consists in the construction andlcombination of th-'e various parts of 'the fastener, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents an ordinary wagon-box. i

B represents a seat, the supports, b', of which'rest upon cleats or bars. @iQ-attached tothe inner sides of the side-boards ot' the box A. A i I C are two ears, attached to the innersides of each of the supports b of't'lie seat, and which are'formed bearings for the journals oi` the eccentric or cam-shaft D.-

E is a lever, formed upon or attached to the cam-shaft-D, and by means of which the said earner eccetrieshaft is operated.

F is a lever, having a hole formed through its middle part, ot' such a size as to fit upon the Cam or eceen tric, D, as shown in figs. 1 and?. I Y

.Upon the lower end of the lever F-is formed a hook,f, having-an upwardly-projecting point, 'as showriinl iig. 1. The upper end of the lever F projects a little above the eccentric, D, and has a projectiomfz, formed upon that side which is toward the lever E, as shown in fig. 2,' and in dotted lines in fig.

Iuusing the fastener, its parts archi-(ought into the position shown at the right hand in g. 1. 'lvhe seatl B is then Vadjusted in place, and the lerfer E is moved downward, theeilect of which is to move the lower end of the hook-lever F outward and upward, so as to elaiilp the bar o'r cleata of the box A, as shown at the left hand, in iig..1, securely fastening theseut in place. l y

In unt'asteningthe seat, the lever E is moved upward, which lowers the hookfl ot' the hook-lever from the cleat a', u 'nd as the lever E strikes'the projection f2 of the lever-hook F, the lower or hooked end of said lever F is swdng outward, so that the seat B may be conveniently removed or adjusted. i

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent- The cam or eccentric, D, lever Eleverhook F, and ears C, constructed and combined with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpbse set forth. I I

The above specification of my 'invention signed by ine, this 29th day of May, l8 68. 4

CHARLES DIXON.

Witnesses: t

A'LEX. F. ROBERTS, JAMES T. GRAHAM. 

